Music Does Not Excite Until It Is

One Day I'll Be Able To Relax A Bit, And Try And Become A Good Composer.

The Old Idea Of A Composer Suddenly Having A Terrific Idea And Sitting Up All Night To Write It Is Nonsense. Nighttime Is For Sleeping.

I Am An Arrogant And Impatient Listener, But In The Case Of A Few Composers, A Very Few, When I Hear A Work I Do Not Like, I Am Convinced That It Is My Own Fault. Verdi Is One Of Those Composers.

Music Does Not Excite Until It Is Performed.

I Liked The Opera Very Much. Everything But The Music.